NEWS

May 1, 2008
Clostridium difficile Infection: Managing Severe Disease in an Era of Change
A Complimentary Continuing Education Lecture Series for Healthcare Professionals
In recent years, the rates and severity of Clostridium difficile infection have been increasing. This trend may be the result of changes in the epidemiology of C. difficile, which may arise from changes in antimicrobial use, other drug prescribing practices, or infection control practices. The increasing rates of C. difficile infection may also be the result of a new strain of C. difficile, one that appears to produce greater quantities of toxins A and B, is more resistant to fluoroquinolones, and is associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality. In response to the changing epidemiology, guidelines for management are being updated for the first time since 1995 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) in collaboration with the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Healthcare professionals should be aware of the changing epidemiology of this increasingly virulent pathogen and apply evidence-based principles for the diagnoiss and treatment of C. difficile infection.

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February 28, 2008
Adult Glioblastoma: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities
A Complimentary Continuing Education Lecture Series for
Healthcare Professionals
Glioblastomas are the most common and most malignant type of glioma. Healthcare professionals face many challenges in the treatment of glioblastoma as therapy remains largely palliative, and mean length of survival in patients is less than one year.

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January 28, 2008
Interactive Teleconference on Inflammatory Bowel Disease for Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals
Educational Teleconference on Medical Therapies to Feature Mayo Clinic Physician
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals can now register for “Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Why Should I Take My Medications?” This free, live, interactive teleconference through the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation will take place on Thursday, March 6, from 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm EST and will address effective treatment planning for patients with Crohn’s and colitis. Collectively known as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), these painful and unpredictable digestive diseases debilitate 1.4 million Americans. The teleconference will feature Mayo Clinic College of Medicine physician, Sunanda V. Kane, MD, MSPH, Associate Professor of Medicine.

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October 1, 2007
National Experts Team Up to Help Hospitals Prevent and Control
C. difficile Outbreaks
Robert Michael Educational Institute LLC Introduces New Educational
Resource at IDSA Annual Meeting
Robert Michael Educational Institute LLC will introduce a new continuing education resource as part of their exhibit booth at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), October 4-7, in San Diego, California. Project CDAD: Outbreak Prevention and Control is designed to assist healthcare providers in preventing and controlling Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease (CDAD) in their hospitals.

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March 5, 2007
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Free Online Education for Nurses, Patients, and Caregivers
Entitled Update on Colorectal Cancer: Knowledge Is Prevention
On March 1, 2007, the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America presented “Update on Colorectal Cancer: Knowledge Is Prevention,” a FREE live educational teleconference for patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. If you missed this important program that had 1,500 callers from all over the world, you can now take advantage of this educational lecture, available at www.RMEI.com/ccfavl.

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January 29, 2007
Update on Colorectal Cancer: Knowledge Is Prevention
A Complimentary Live Educational Teleconference for Patients, Caregivers,
and Healthcare Professionals
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. Although patients who have ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease have the highest risk of developing colorectal cancer, very little guidance has been available on how to identify, monitor, and treat these patients—until now.

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January 29, 2007
New Interactive Website Features Data from Clostridium difficile-
Associated Disease (CDAD) Surveillance Project
Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) has re-emerged as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and abroad. To gain a better understanding of the changing epidemiology and clinical impact of CDAD, healthcare professionals in the United States and abroad have been voluntarily providing data to the Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease Surveillance Project (CDSP), a web-based international project. The method of data collection in this surveillance project enables healthcare professionals to customize the data based on geographic location, institution type, and bed size. These CDSP data are being made available today at www.RMEI.com/vrp080.

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January 12, 2007
Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease in the Long-Term Care Setting
A Complimentary Online Continuing Education Activity
Healthcare professionals who work in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) should be aware of the emergence of a new strain of Clostridium difficile that produces greater quantities of toxins A and B, is more resistant to fluoroquinolones, and is associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality.

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January 11, 2007
Robert Michael Educational Institute LLC Announces Personnel Changes:
Sherri Kramer, MD, is Hired as Director, Medical Affairs
Jessica G. Parenti is Promoted to Vice President
Robert Michael Educational Institute LLC (RMEI) is pleased to announce two personnel changes, effective immediately. Sherri Kramer, MD, has joined the company as a full-time Director, Medical Affairs. In addition, Jessica G. Parenti has been promoted to Vice President from her previous position as Senior Director, Professional Programs.

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